Integrarion with Broker – Economy Car Rentals

1. Who is Economy Car Rentals?

Economy Car Rentals is an online car rental Broker that has been operating in the travel and tourism industry since 1994. Rather than owning a fleet of its own, the platform works as an intermediary: it aggregates rental offers from thousands of local and international suppliers and sells them to travelers through its multilingual website and a large network of affiliates and resellers worldwide. In practical terms, that means:

• Global reach. Economy Car Rentals lists vehicles in more than 6,000 pickup locations across 160+ countries, covering everything from major international airports to smaller regional and city-center branches.
• A broad customer base. The broker drives traffic from its own website plus a sizeable affiliate and reseller network, so bookings come in from many different countries and languages, not just one market.
• A “pay-on-arrival” model. Customers reserve through Economy Car Rentals, but in most cases they pay the rental company directly at pickup — which means suppliers carry no payment-processing risk on these bookings.

For independent and mid-sized rental companies, this is exactly the kind of partner that can plug a gap in direct bookings without requiring a marketing budget to match the big international brands.

 

2. Benefits of integration

Connecting your RentSyst account to Economy Car Rentals turns your existing fleet and rate setup into a new, low-effort sales channel. Here’s what you gain:

1. More bookings, no extra marketing spend.
Economy Car Rentals already has the traffic and the affiliate network. Once you’re listed, your cars are exposed to demand you would otherwise have to pay to generate yourself.

2. Zero financial risk.
Most bookings are paid directly to you at the counter — there’s no chargeback exposure or delayed payout cycle to worry about.

3. No setup or membership fees.
Joining the supplier network doesn’t require an entry fee or ongoing administration costs, so there’s no upfront investment to test the channel.

4. Real-time inventory and rate sync.
Because RentSyst manages your fleet and rates centrally, you’re not duplicating data entry — availability, pricing, and stop-sales are reflected wherever you connect Economy Car Rentals to receive automatic confirmations.

5. Smarter booking management.
Through the broker’s agent area you get access to special offer placements, statistics, stop-sale controls, and customer feedback — useful signals for adjusting your pricing strategy across all your channels, including the ones you manage natively in RentSyst.

 

3. How to connect RentSyst to Economy Car Rentals?

Setting up the integration involves two parts: registering as a supplier with Economy Car Rentals, and connecting that supplier account to your fleet and rates inside RentSyst.

 

Step 1: Apply/Verify as a Supplier on Economy Car Rentals

1. Go to the Economy Car Rentals Suppliers page.
2. Fill in the Registration form for new partners, including:
   • General company info — registered name, VAT/registration number, address, contact person, phone, and email.
   • Business info — trade name, operating country/countries and cities, fleet size (number of cars), your website, and any other car rental brokers you currently work with.
   • Confirm that you want an API/XML connection rather than manual booking confirmation — this is what allows RentSyst to sync with the broker automatically.
3. Submit the form. The Economy Car Rentals partnerships team will review your application and reach out with onboarding details.

💡 Tip1: If you have request from a car rental company for potential cooperation, please send an e-mail directly Economy Car Rentals sales team to [email protected] and [email protected]

💡 Tip 2: Have your fleet list (vehicle groups, transmission types, seating capacity) and your standard rate structure ready before applying — it speeds up the onboarding conversation.

Once your account verification and onboarding with Economy Car Rentals is completed, you can move for 2nd step.

 

Step 2: Enable the Channel in RentSyst

1. Log in to your RentSyst account and go to Settings → Integrations & Agents.
2. Select Brokers tab and choose Economy Car Rentals from the list of supported brokers.
3. Click send request to Economy Car Rentals.
4. Once Economy Car Rentals approve your listing, your badge will be highlighted in green. Means integration is live and your cars now listed on Economy Car Rentals portal.

Recommendations:

1. Create a few test bookings to simulate a reservation coming from Economy Car Rentals.
2. Confirm that the test booking appears correctly in your RentSyst Orders list, with the right vehicle group, dates, location, and rate.
3. Monitor incoming reservations under Orders Filter → Broker source: Economy Car Rentals to track channel performance separately from your direct bookings.
4. Periodically review your rates and availability through both RentSyst and the Economy Car Rentals agent area to keep pricing competitive and avoid unnecessary stop-sales.

 

Summary

Adding Economy Car Rentals as a distribution channel is a low-risk way to extend your reach into markets and traveler segments you might not reach through direct bookings alone. With RentSyst handling the fleet, rates, and availability sync in one place, you avoid duplicate data entry and keep full visibility over every reservation — regardless of which channel it came from.

Dont forget to reach Economy Car Rentals team directly via emails to [email protected] and [email protected]